The Qur'an and Adab: The Shaping of Literary Traditions in Classical Islam

Though there have been many studies on the Qur'an's importance in tafsir (Qur'anic commentary), there are comparatively few which look at the impact of the Qur'an on other forms of literature. The Qur'an and Adab: The Shaping of Literary Traditions in Classical Islam bridges the gap in the scholarship by placing the Qur'an in its broader cultural and literary contexts. It explores the Qur'an's relation to classical literary traditions (adab) from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198787189
• ISBN13: 9780198787181
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: OUP/Institute of Ismaili Studies
• Length: 600 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 5.6" x 8.6"